Simran Kohli

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Chief of Staff, Drift Commerce - program management · roadmapping · risk management

Drift Commerce
Bengaluru, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
9+ years experience
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
English, Hindi, Kannada
Advising
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Overview

I've spent 10 years on technical program management - first at TCS, now at Drift Commerce. Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter. Before that: Google and Cisco. Most at home with Jira and program management. Board games, hiking, and terrible puns.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Advice on technical program management
  • Working sessions on roadmapping
  • Questions about technical program management
  • Second opinions on risk management decisions
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Travels often; replies within 48 hours

Skills
cross-team deliveryJirarisk managementroadmappingprogram management
AdvisingOpen to advising
closes in 3 months

Office hours for teams scaling past 50 people: technical program management and program management

Topics
technical program management, program management, risk management
Format
Office hours
Terms
Open to discuss
Capacity
A few async reviews a month
Best for
Seed to Series A teams

10 years of technical program management. One call a month or async reviews.

Bengaluru, Indiajiraroadmappingrisk management
Open

Experience

  1. Chief of Staff
    Mar 2026 - Present
    Drift Commerce · 7 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
    • Ran the TPM program across 9 teams to launch on schedule.
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
  2. Senior Program Manager
    Jun 2024 - Mar 2026
    Google · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
    • Launched operations in 7 cities.
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
  3. Operations Associate
    Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
    Cisco · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
    • Built the privacy programme for launches in 9 countries.
  4. Program Manager
    Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
    InMobi · 2 yr · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
    • Brought support first-response time from 20 hours to under 2.
    • Ran the TPM program across 6 teams to launch on schedule.
  5. Operations Associate
    Dec 2017 - Sep 2019
    TCS · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
    • Negotiated 235 commercial agreements a year.

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Education

  1. SRM Institute of Science and Technology
    B.Tech, Economics
    2011 - 2015

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